Endophthalmitis - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Successful prevention of bacterial endophthalmitis in eyes with the Boston keratoprosthesis.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To determine the influence of topical vancomycin prophylaxis on the incidence of bacterial endophthalmitis in eyes with a Boston Keratoprosthesis (KPro). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed for 255 eyes of 231 patients who ... Read more...

Cost-effectiveness analysis of intracameral cefuroxime use for prophylaxis of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

26 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of intracameral cefuroxime for postoperative endophthalmitis prophylaxis, and to determine the efficacy threshold necessary for alternative antibiotics to attain cost-effective equivalence with ... Read more...

A prospective randomized evaluation of topical gatifloxacin on conjunctival flora in patients undergoing intravitreal injections.

3 Jun 2009 PURPOSE: We sought to assess the efficacy of 3-day topical gatifloxacin use in combination with povidone-iodine (PVI) versus PVI alone in eliminating conjunctival bacterial flora in patients scheduled to undergo intravitreal (IVT) injection. DESIGN: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Endophthalmitis - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Successful prevention of bacterial endophthalmitis in eyes with the Boston keratoprosthesis. 30 Aug 2009
• Ensuring accuracy of intravitreal antibiotics and the need for training. 30 Jul 2009
• Cost-effectiveness analysis of intracameral cefuroxime use for prophylaxis of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. 26 Jun 2009
• A prospective randomized evaluation of topical gatifloxacin on conjunctival flora in patients undergoing intravitreal injections. 3 Jun 2009
• [Ophthalmoscopic surveillance in treated patients with invasive Candida disease] 5 May 2009
• Vitreoretinal interface changes in acute-onset postoperative endophthalmitis. 19 Apr 2009
• United Kingdom survey of antibiotic prophylaxis practice after publication of the ESCRS Endophthalmitis Study. 30 Mar 2009
• Prophylactic intracameral cefazolin after cataract surgery: endophthalmitis risk reduction and safety results in a 6-year study. 30 Mar 2009
• Incidence of post-cataract endophthalmitis at Aravind Eye Hospital: outcomes of more than 42,000 consecutive cases using standardized sterilization and prophylaxis protocols. 30 Mar 2009
• Post-cataract endophthalmitis: can we do better? 30 Mar 2009
• [Prophylaxis of postoperative endophthalmitis with intracameral cefuroxime: a five years' experience] 30 Jan 2009
• Fluoroquinolones and postoperative endophthalmitis. 30 Jan 2009
• Fluoroquinolones and postoperative endophthalmitis. 30 Jan 2009
• Same-day sequential cataract surgery. 30 Dec 2008
• [Acute endophthalmitis following YAG-laser capsulotomy] 15 Nov 2008
• [Traumatic Endophthalmitis Prevention Trial (TEPT)] 15 Nov 2008
• [Will intracameral cefuroxime become the new standard in endophthalmitis prevention?] 15 Nov 2008
• Anti-infective photodynamic biomaterials for the prevention of intraocular lens-associated infectious endophthalmitis. 6 Nov 2008
• [Technique of intravitreal drug injection for therapy of vitreoretinal diseases] 30 Oct 2008
• A critical debate about the prophylaxis strategies in patients who undergo intravitreal injections is warranted. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Endophthalmitis'

Definition: Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye; not all layers of the uvea are affected. Fungi, necrosis of intraocular tumors, and retained intraocular foreign bodies often cause a purulent endophthalmitis.

Descriptor UI: D009877

Alternative terms: Endophthalmitis; Endophthalmitides; Ophthalmia; Ophthalmias;

Related Mesh Headings: Panophthalmitis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; transmission; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C01.252.354.900.350; C01.539.375.354.900.350; C01.539.375.450.900.350; C01.703.343.900.350; C11.294.354.900.350; C11.294.450.900.350; C11.941.879.960.380;

Online Note: use ENDOPHTHALMITIS to search OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

History Note: 90; was OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

Technical Notes: restrict to endophthalmitis as a specific disease entity, not as a coordinate for inflammation of specific internal parts of the eye: these are available as -ITIS terms; ophthalmitis goes here; PANOPHTHALMITIS is also available: inflammation of all structures of the eye; EGYPTIAN OPHTHALMIA see TRACHOMA is also available